Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Studios are so successful because they are a compilation of startup all-star teams that solve real problems in the world by matching great ideas with the best entrepreneurial talent to build great companies. For today, we’ll refer to them simply as “studios.” Y-Combinator: 2,000+ Exit: Idealab: 35%. Y-Combinator: 13% Unicorns: Idealab: 5%.

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

“Co-founder matching saved my life.”. At the suggestion of her group partners at YC, Christina made a profile on YC’s co-founder matching platform. At the suggestion of her group partners at YC, Christina made a profile on YC’s co-founder matching platform. Gal had been using co-founder matching since July.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

But let’s talk about the good and the bad of cofounders. So talk to us about – let’s talk about the good things about having a cofounder. So if you do want to read it on my blog, it’s called the “ Cofounder Mythology.” So what I like to tell people is, hire your cofounders. Chad and Steve.

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Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

3/ The Ultimate Retail M&A Cage Match – If I could be anywhere in the world, I’d be a majority shareholder in a company that both Walmart and Amazon are in pursuit of. While I don’t know TJ well, I am super happy for him, his cofounders, colleagues, and folks in the PillPack orbit. Well done!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Between 2-6 million people in the United States identify as transgender, and 34% lack identification to match their gender, making it harder for them to access banking products, the company wrote in its press release. From that initial conversation, a partnership emerged. .

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2022

We also believe that one’s career is a journey and an entire talent ecosystem needs to be built to support these talented professionals for their lifelong career development, not just once-off job matching,” said Oswald Yeo, CEO and Cofounder of Glints.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Banded together through software, these carriers and retailers can match the scale and influence of the behemoths without spending a fortune. Swyft was cofounded by Aadil Kazmi (CEO), Zeeshan Hamid (Head of Engineering), and Maraz Rahman (Head of Sales).

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

“Co-founder matching saved my life.” At the suggestion of her group partners at YC, Christina made a profile on YC’s co-founder matching platform. Gal had been using co-founder matching since July. We launched the co-founder matching platform earlier this year to help founders find their co-founders.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Paranomos, Cofounder & COO of Nuffsaid. Once your engineering leader signs off on candidates technically, you as the founder need to validate that each candidate matches your company’s values. What motivated you to launch your startup? I bet the answer is no.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

. “The way that you address physical product issues, and the tools you need to be successful, are actually quite different from how you would address software or service issues,” Mavenoid cofounder and CEO Shahan Lilja explained to TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

After taking a year or so off in between roles, I cofounded my second startup called ContainIQ. After six plus years of building my first startup, I was able to hone my pattern-matching skills for all things related to growth, sales, hiring and fundraising. I think this might be the biggest advantage of all for second-time founders.

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Onevest

JULY 9, 2015

Any advice for entrepreneurs on CoFoundersLab about finding the right cofounder? Because finding a cofounder for your product or business is like dating. What if personalities don’t match up? If you can afford to, upgrade to pro. Before reaching out, you have no idea what someone else is looking for.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

CEO and cofounder, talks to a16z’s Sarah Wang about the dawn of universally accessible intelligence, the compute it will take to power it, and his pursuit of AGI’s first use case: AI friends. [00:39] That matches up very well with the generality of large language models. Noam Shazeer, Character.ai That’s a feature.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

“Casein is the holy grail for the production of alternative options that match conventional products in nutrition, taste and texture, yet it has remained notoriously difficult to create,” Eric Archambeau, cofounder of Astanor Ventures which led Standing Ovations’s investment, said in a statement. Vegan friendly.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

More specifically, she says, for $20 per month, Oath matches pregnant and postpartum moms in circles of up to 10 based on factors like stage of pregnancy, age of child, location, and career so they can ask questions of each other, with the help of a trained moderator (who is sometimes a mother with older children).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Recognizing the need for creative investment structures in their Colorado market, they cofounded the Alternative Capital Summit , creating the first community of Flexible VCs and alternative startup investors. . They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. —– Indie.vc

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Recognizing the need for creative investment structures in their Colorado market, they cofounded the Alternative Capital Summit , creating the first community of Flexible VCs and alternative startup investors. . They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. —– Indie.vc

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Syte’s cofounders, chief executive Ofer Freyman, chief revenue officer Lihi Pinto-Fryman and chief operating officer Idan Pinto. Voss’ background in neural networks and machine learning allowed Syte to build a visual search solution that can produce results with over 95% accuracy in object-matching within less than a second, Fontyn said.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 28, 2019

We’re going to help single founders who want a cofounder find one another in our community. Find a Cofounder at Startup School. Single founders will now be able to indicate if they are actively looking for a cofounder. Improving Cofounder Communication. Beyond Silicon Valley. Startup School 2019 Curriculum.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy. 18:15 – When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup? Like in Koramangala, where we are right now, matches are everywhere. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. 11:10 – Most impactful user stories.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

Michael Babineau is cofounder and CEO of Second Measure. Before working at YC he cofounded Wufoo. Michael Babineau [11:13] – And they just have to like try to find a bunch of people that match a demographic and then hope these people answer. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Are you going to represent, like…?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

It was a match made in podcast heaven. When we considered the offer by Spotify, it was clear that it would absolutely be a big win for our users, the entire Anchor team, our investors, my cofounder, and me. When the two don’t match up – different visions – is that something you just keep quiet on?

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

Brian Halligan is the CEO and cofounder of HubSpot. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC and cofounder of Wufoo. 3:45 – How Brian met his cofounder Dharmesh. 26:25 – How did Brian know that his cofounder was right for him? HubSpot builds software for marketing, sales, and customer service. How does he do both?

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

A second, behind-the scenes piece of Indigov’s offering is a workflow management system that receives inbound messages from email, websites, social media, and phone calls to which the company applies exact text-string matching in scouring their content, Kouts says.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Robert Blecher, cofounder of AltsforAll , observed, “ AngelMD and Propel(x) have large networks of Healthcare/Biotech experts who both seek funding and fund each other within the confines of the site. Automated matching with client’s specific needs, particularly risk management. Ongoing information rights. Frank vendor assessment.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Join a specialized community for founders in transition , e.g., Versatile VC’s Founders’ Next Move ; CoFoundersLab ; Founders Nation (Israeli focus); Reddit’s Cofounders community ; FounderFit Lounge , On Deck Founders ; Second Time Founders. If you love the team and traction, you can pitch them to join them as an advisor or cofounder. .

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

This begins with thorough keyword research and tailoring your webpage content to match the interests and demographics of your target audience. Other SEO tactics are great, but they don’t match the win-win results of backlink building. If you’ve done a good job, you’ve now made a new contact.

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